Nebbiolo Prima: second day

The second day of Nebbiolo Prima was intense, at 12 at our showroom in piazza Garibaldi 2 in Alba came the most respected Croatian wine journalist: Zeliko Suhadolnik. He writes fro Svijet Ucasi from Zagabria and we appreciated, as aperitivo, the new Langhe Bianco 2009 from Nascetta grapevines, the indigenous Langa grapevine, rediscovered recently.

In the afternoon, I received a pleasant visit from Francesco Falcone, who writes for Enogea. We visited the vineyards and the cellar, taking advantage of the amazing spring day.

The evolution of Barbera Zio Nando was also interesting: it has a particular acidity, force and structure made it possible to bear the comparison with the far more complex Nebbiolo. Later, we were joined by Paolo Repetto, a schoolmate of mine, and founder at Vinifera, an agency for representing wines on the Italian territory. We had a very interesting discussion on ideas and market analysis, on the China potential, next week I’ll be at Vinexpo in Hong Kong, and then in Peking: I will keep you posted. Follow me!

Enrico Rivetto

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